Senior Product Design Engineers

Salary range
: USD 115,000 to USD 150,000 basic (AUD 174,000 to AUD 227,000)

Generous relocation and assistance package

Exciting opportunity to be part of a US‑based consumer product design and manufacturing company, who are passionate about their brands and delighting their customers with innovative and high‑quality products. They are now driving further development across their brands and looking for Senior Product Design Engineers to help shape their new Product Innovation Team.

About the Company

My client is a US‑based consumer products design and manufacturing company, who are passionate about their brands and delighting their customers with innovative and high‑quality products.

The Role

Focused on new product creation, the Senior Product Design Engineer will support the Head of Product Innovation, driving front‑end roadmap development in existing product categories as well as new and merging consumer sectors. The role will sit between front‑end ideation, design and engineering to create prototypes and test solutions that align with established insights, experience, marketing and brand teams. Concepts will be created then tested with consumers, prototyped and then validated in the US, with support from the established R&D/DFM teams in China, culminating in full launch into manufacturing.

You will be based in their new facility in Orange County, California with some short‑stay travel to China to work with the DFM and Product Development teams. The client is focused on sponsoring and supporting Australian citizens, as this is an approved route via the US Immigration Department. This position comes with a full and tailored relocation package and assistance.

Skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Design/Engineering discipline;
  Industrial Design, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Circa 10+ years of experience in consumer products, designing and developing concepts for international consumer markets
• Working knowledge of electrical/electronic controls would be advantageous
• Hands‑on experience designing and developing world‑class products from ideation and proof‑of‑concept/test rigs to hand‑over for detail design and manufacturing
• Ability to play an integral part of this exciting and challenging journey for new products

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Optical insurance cover (100%) for employees, spouses & dependents
• 401(k) with 4% employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous leave entitlements (paid)
• Life, disability, voluntary life, critical illness, accident insurances
• Gym/wellness membership
• Fully stocked kitchen/breakout area
• Full and flexible relocation assistance package

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing
• Industries:
  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing